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Employees The Planetary Society William Nye

William Nye

Officer

Chief Executive Officer and Director at The Planetary Society

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$250,765
2024

Total compensation

William Nye has been listed as an employee of The Planetary Society in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for William Nye has increased by 33.3% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$250,765
+4.1%
Chief Executive Officer and Director
2024
$235k org
20 hrs/wk
$17k other
--
$240,935
+23.6%
Chief Executive Officer and Director
2023
$226k org
20 hrs/wk
$16k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of William Nye to:

2024

Other employees at The Planetary Society

Jennifer Vaughn
Chief Operating Officer
$240,381
$213,560 from orgNo related comp$26,821 other
Jim Suh
Chief Financial Officer
$203,372
$180,696 from orgNo related comp$22,676 other
Richard Chute
Chief Development Officer
$201,546
$174,862 from orgNo related comp$26,684 other
Casey Dreier
Chief of Space Policy
$184,235
$164,784 from orgNo related comp$19,451 other
Bruce Betts
Chief Scientist
$181,906
$158,444 from orgNo related comp$23,462 other
Bethany Ehlmann
President
$0
Lon Levin
Treasurer
$0
Dan Geraci
Chair
$0
James Bell
Secretary
$0
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Planetary Society 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Planetary Society 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Planetary Society 990 published

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